Is Payden a boy or girl name?
Payden is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 14 boys were named Payden, so 39.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 34.3% of the 2,027 US babies named Payden were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,372
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,859
- Babies named Payden since 1986
- 2,027
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 127 babies
Boys and girls named Payden, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,372 | 9 | #10,859 |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,102 | 11 | #9,454 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,169 | 8 | #11,967 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,457 | 9 | #10,919 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,893 | 6 | #14,684 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,322 | 13 | #8,495 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,702 | 14 | #8,053 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,702 | 18 | #6,741 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,864 | 21 | #6,140 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,010 | 28 | #4,947 |
| 2014 | 38 | #3,023 | 27 | #5,135 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,937 | 32 | #4,514 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,474 | 36 | #4,196 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,578 | 42 | #3,706 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,136 | 52 | #3,191 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,137 | 57 | #3,036 |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,928 | 52 | #3,254 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,496 | 22 | #6,271 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,271 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,519 | 23 | #5,562 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,369 | 16 | #7,312 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,978 | 23 | #5,363 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,461 | 19 | #6,065 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,467 | 17 | #6,549 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,504 | 16 | #6,724 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,920 | 19 | #5,598 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,635 | 17 | #6,001 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,535 | 14 | #6,728 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,134 | 18 | #5,466 |
| 1995 | 24 | #3,000 | 8 | #10,251 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,111 | 10 | #8,613 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,331 | 10 | #8,529 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,572 | 8 | #10,202 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,476 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,527 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,974 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Payden reached #1,928 in 2008. As a girl name, it reached #3,036 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.